98-19905. University of California, San Diego; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


University of California, San Diego; Notice of Decision on 
Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

    This decision is made pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Educational, 
Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-
651, 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301). Related records can be viewed 
between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in Room 4211, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 98-029. Applicant: University of California, San 
Diego, San Diego, CA 92121. Instrument: Wave Measurement Equipment. 
Manufacturer: Datawell bv, The Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 
63 FR 31737, June 10, 1998.
    Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. No instrument of 
equivalent scientific value to the foreign instrument, for such 
purposes as it is intended to be used, is being manufactured in the 
United States. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides: (1) more 
reliable wave direction estimates at frequencies under 1.0 Hz and over 
3.0 Hz with less variability within the range, and (2) better wave 
spread estimates than comparable domestic equipment. Two domestic 
manufacturers of similar equipment advised April 23, 1997 that (1) 
these capabilities are pertinent to the applicant's intended purpose 
and (2) they know of no domestic instrument or apparatus of equivalent 
scientific value to the foreign instrument for the applicant's intended 
use (comparable case).
    We know of no other instrument or apparatus of equivalent 
scientific value to the foreign instrument which is being manufactured 
in the United States.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 98-19905 Filed 7-24-98; 8:45 am]
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